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A study commissioned by Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) has urged the government to change the way take-off and landing slots are allocated at London Heathrow, arguing that this would improve competition when the hub eventually expands, the Financial Times has reported.

The research, by WPI Economics, found that as many as a quarter of all passengers who use the airport only have the option to fly with carriers owned by IAG International Airlines Group. The group has operated 77 monopoly routes...

Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int'l) has suspended hiring new personnel and will slash capacity and cut costs, as it struggles with a slump in demand amid the wave of anti-government protests in Hong Kong.

According to an internal memo circulated to staff on the evening of September 11, as seen by the Reuters news agency, the new chief executive, Augustus Tang, said he had asked executives to cut costs and revealed that the carrier would stop replacing departing employees in non-flying jobs.

flybe. (BE, Exeter) has told the British media that it will shut down its route from the Isle of Man to London Heathrow and close the base on the island by the beginning of the summer 2020 season.

The daily route between the UK capital and the Isle of Man was launched in April 2019 and is operated with Dash 8-400 turboprops. flybe. said that as a part of the transformation under the new owner, Connect Airways, Isle of Man operations will gradually be taken over by Stobart Air (RE, Dublin Int'l...

Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int'l) has inked an agreement with aircraft dismantling company Aerocircular to dispose of fifteen A320-200 aircraft coming both from the German carrier's own fleet and, potentially, purchased from other operators for spare parts.

Aerocircular said in a press release that the new agreement with Lufthansa Technik AG is a follow-up to earlier successful partnership wherein the Belgian company dismantled one of Lufthansa's A340 quadjets at Frankfurt Int'l airport.

"Demand for SilkAir's Busan flights since the launch of the route on 1 May 2019 has been very encouraging, and it has proven to be another popular gateway into South Korea, complementing SIA’s services to Seoul Incheon,"...

jetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) has signed a USD125 million accelerated share repurchase agreement with Barclays Bank. The repurchases are part of a USD750 million stock buyback programme announced in December 2017, which had USD125 million remaining as of September 6. That programme commenced on January 1, 2018, and will run until December 31, 2019.

Based on the stock closing price of September 6, at USD16.67, the repurchase would represent around 7.5 million shares, or about 2.5% of the 296.3 million shares...

South African Express (XZ, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has been told by the South African government that its ZAR300 million rand (USD20.5 million) recapitalisation has been approved. The funds, which are in addition to ZAR1.2 billion (USD82 million) received in the February budget, will be used for working capital and for creditors, the newspaper Business Day reported.

Interim CEO Siza Mzimela told members of parliament on September 11 that the struggling state-owned carrier had been “advised” that the...

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has said it will send its own pilots and engineers to test-fly Boeing’s newly modified 737 MAX, deepening a rift between it and the United States' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over the proposed upgrades.

The EASA also said it prefers a design that takes readings from three separate Angle of Attack sensors rather than the two sensors suggested by Boeing, the Seattle Times reported.

Interjet (4O, Toluca) has announced in a press release that it will open a base and connecting hub at Cancún with at least 378 weekly departures. It will also seek to improve connectivity via its main hub at México City Int'l.

"It was just one year ago we announced our new three-year strategic plan called Interjet 2021, Focus on the Future. As an example, for our leisure travel to Mexico, we are scheduling arrivals and departures to coincide with check-in and check-out hours at major hotels and resorts. For our business travellers, we are now...